When did House M.D. first premiere on the Fox television network?

House M.D. first premiered on Fox on November 16, 2004.

The medical drama debuted in the United States with the episode “Pilot,” which introduced Dr. Gregory House and his diagnostic team at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. The series was created by David Shore and produced with a format that combined hospital medicine, mystery-solving, and character drama.

Fox originally scheduled House after American Idol, a high-profile time slot that helped the new program attract viewers. Hugh Laurie played House, an unconventional diagnostician whose expertise contrasted with his abrasive bedside manner and dependence on pain medication.

The premiere date is sometimes confused with the date of the show’s first international broadcasts or the date later seasons began. November 16, 2004 refers specifically to the American network premiere. House ultimately ran for eight seasons before ending in 2012.